Rákóczi's War for Independence, the first significant freedom fight in Hungary against absolutist Habsburg rule, is fought by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives who want to put an end to the inequality of power relations, led by Francis II Rákóczi (II.

Rákóczi Ferenc in Hungarian).

Its main aims are to protect the rights of the different social orders, and to ensure the economical and social development of the country.

Due to the adverse balance of forces, the political situation in Europe and internal conflicts the freedom fight is eventually suppressed, but it succeeda in keeping Hungary from becoming an integral part of the Habsburg Empire, and its constitution is kept, even though it is only a formality.